Photograph

Yes, very similarly to LinkedIn and Facebook, your International Education CV will need a personal picture. This is a general requirement from any international educational setting. Of course, the school are always more interested to see what you can do as opposed to how you look, but having handled International Recruitment processes for the best part of a decade, we are aware that this is a mandatory requirement towards any application. We recommend candidates provide a calm and warm picture of themselves which would be deemed to be suitable for the professional environment. We recommend that our candidates do their best to steer clear of pictures at home with the family dog, shoots on the catwalk, or silly selfie’s. Usually, a warm, smiley passport sized photo or a pleasant and engaging photo taken facing the camera, will suffice.

Personal Profile

Another section of the International Teaching CV which is highly recommended is a very brief paragraph about yourself which engages the school’s interest.  Our clients typically reach out to us regarding permanent members of staff and are seeking the commitment of a whole academic year, and often more. Therefore, it is important for the school to not only take into account the list of responsibilities that you have carried out in the past, but also insight into your practice and personalised pedagogy, in order to support you in settling in to a new, professional environment. We recommend a professional introduction which gives an insight into your education, time spent in the profession, followed up by your approach to teaching and learning. We are of the belief that working overseas or even changing job is a big commitment and feel that it is important for the teacher and school to be acquainted on a some what personalised level before moving forward with potential employment. We recommend the personal profile to be purposeful, ranging from 350 of 750 words.

Education

A candidate’s education should be listed accurately in relation to the establishment delivering the qualification, dates, and subject areas studied. This information should begin with the most recent qualification being listed at the top, working chronologically downwards, listing all relevant qualifications. Huge emphasis is paid towards a candidates education when schools are carrying out the selection process as these qualifications are often a decisive factors to whether a candidate can be granted an international working visa. It is important that these qualifications are listed clearly for all to see, giving both consultants and schools confidence in your selection for initial interview.

Career Summary

For the career summary, we recommend following the typical style of the traditional CV model where one explicitly lists the responsibilities carried out in each particular work place in bullet point form. It is important to carefully break down what duties you currently, and have previously carried out on a daily basis in relation to teaching, planning, and assessment. Also consider behaviour management strategies, policies followed, additional responsibilities, and/or extra curricular activities. One must also include the name of the school and it’s location, as well as an accurate insight into the time spent within each particular setting.

Additional Achievements

On a personal level, any academic, creative or sporting achievements will impress clients as they demonstrate your ambition to succeed and what potential leadership abilities you may bring to their organization. Professionally, it is also extremely important to list any successes including the following: targets met, subject expertise, competitions entered and extra contributions made by you to a current or former employer. These are just a few examples of the many things that could potentially make your CV stand out from other applicants.